Im going to sound stupid

[Freshyfishy]

hey, so my quarantine tank is 25g. I have 4 guppies and 12 endlers in there. I bought 20 endlers and 8 died. they are all at the bottom of the tank and when i try and scoop them out, they turn into a million pieces.. should i just leave them where they are or continue my efforts to remove the dead fish?

 

[sharkweek178]

Can you use a gravel vac to remove them?

 

[Freshyfishy]

didn't think of that XD. I even have one.. thanks for the common sense

 

[Slaphppy7]

How long have the deceased fish been in there?

For them to be as decomposed as they sound, I'm guessing a pretty long time...I'd check the ammonia levels in that tank

 

[sharkweek178]

didn't think of that XD. I even have one.. thanks for the common sense

Or a turkey baster.

 

[Freshyfishy]

what is a turkey baster? also they had only been in there overnight

 

[sharkweek178]

what is a turkey baster? also they had only been in there overnight

One of these things...



You can get them in the kitchen section. You wouldn't believe how useful they are in fish keeping.

 

[10 Tanks]

hey, so my quarantine tank is 25g. I have 4 guppies and 12 endlers in there. I bought 20 endlers and 8 died. they are all at the bottom of the tank and when i try and scoop them out, they turn into a million pieces.. should i just leave them where they are or continue my efforts to remove the dead fish?

Hello Freshy. A quarantine tank should be treated as any other. Change half the tank water twice weekly in tanks up to 30 gallons. The water chemistry in tanks larger than 30 gallons can be kept steady but changing most of the water weekly. Do this religiously and you won't need to remove a small, dead fish or two. I have a few Ramshorn snails in all my tanks and they make short work of deaths that eventually happen in all tanks. The nitrogen produced by fish waste or a fish death is easily removed by simply following an aggressive water change routine. Any toxins left behind are diluted to a safe level in all the new, treated tap water. Change most of the water regularly and you'll keep a healthy tank.

10 Tanks (Now 11)

 

[GaryE]

You don't know why the QTed fish died, so siphoning them out is an important step in quarantine. Quick decomposition, unless your tank is overheated, is often a sign of bacterial disease. Get bodies out fast, and you can reduce disease transmission. That tank needs a huge water change and for all the dead to come out asap.
Some people leave the dead fish to the ramshorns - I don't. But in a quarantine, no one sensible does that. You are using the tank to fight the spread of disease, after all.